Fence-post.



No. 756,032. PATENTED MAR. 29,- 1904.

' G. H. LEWIS & 0. BOOK. I

FENCE POST.

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UNITED STATES Patented March 29, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

CHARLES HENDRICKSON LEWIS AND CHARLES BOOK, or HARPSTER, OHIO.

FENCE- SPEGIFIGATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 756,032, dated March 29, 1904.

Application filed October 26, 1903.

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that we, CHARLES HENDRICK- SON LEWIS and CHARLES BOOK, citizens of the United States, and residents of Harpster, in the county of Wyandot and State of Ohio, have which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to improvements in fence-posts, the object being to 'provide a fence-post of simple construction that will be comparatively inexpensive, durable, and strong.

We will describe a fence-post embodying our invention and then point out the novel features in the appended claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all the figures.

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a fencepost embodying our invention. Fig. 2 is a side elevation thereof, partly in section; and Fig. 8 is a detail showing the manner of attaching the anchoring devices.

Referring to the drawings, 1 designates the main post, and 2 the brace therefor, said brace being secured to the post 1 at about its center and inclined downward and outward. The post and the brace will be of any suitable any suitable materialsuch, for instance, as

The lower end of the post 1 is provided with an outwardly-opening slot 3, and the lower end of the brace 2 is provided with an outwardly-opening slot 4. The anchoring device consists of an arched metal bar 5, secured at the .upper portion in the slots 3 4: by means of pins or bolts 6 7 One member of this bar extends downward substantially parallel to the brace 2, and on the lower end of each member is an anchoring disk or plate 8, consisting of any suitable material, such as baked clay, metal, or wood properly treated.

As here shown, the members of the arched bar are passed through openings formed in the anchoring plates and the ends turned against the bottom of said plates, as indicated Serial No. 178,533. (No model.)

at 9. It is to be' understood, however, that we do not limit our invention to any special means for securing the bar to the anchoring disks or plates.

Preferably the bar may be made of flat metal placed'edgewise or with its narrowest 5 5 sides at the top and bottom. By means of such bar lightness is secured with the necessary strength.

In erecting thepost the lower ends of the post and brace may rest on the ground, as indicated in Fig. 2. Two holes will be dug to receive the members of the anchoring device, and after filling the holes and tamping the ground it will be practically impossible to draw the post out of the ground or to move 5 it out of its vertical line.

Whenthe posts or braces become worn or accidentally broken, they may be readily removed from the arched bar and new ones put in their places at a trifling-expense. It is also 7 obvious that the anchoring devices of a complete fence may be left in the ground and the fence removed therefrom when required for renewal or the like.

Having thus described our invention, we claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. A post comprising a main upright or member, a brace extended downward therefrom, an arched bar connected to said upright and brace, and anchoring-disks on the lowe ends of the bar members.

2. A post comprising a main upright having an outwardly-opening slot at its lower end, a brace extended downward and outward 5 therefrom and having an outwardly-opening slot at its lower end, an arched bar having its upper portion secured in said slots, and anchoring-disks secured to the lower ends of the bar members.

' In testimony whereof we have signed our names to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

CHARLES HENDRICKSON LEWIS. CHARLES BOOK.

Witnesses:

HORACE H. SEARS, J. L. LEWIS. 

